Eccleston rejects new contract

[Fugitive]

Or, hopefully, in two or three hours.

 

I knew someone was going to post something along those lines.

[Guest The Chimp]

I missed this thread first time around - so happy I caught up with it. Dicko had me in stitches and Fugitive's "Momo radar" and Hamstrung's photo were absolute genius.

[PaulMcC]

Nice one. Get him out on loan.

[Unrighteous]

Fuck the loan, it's a crime that he's not on the bench for our matches.

 

We're sticking like four defenders on the bench right now. What the fuck is that shit about?

[zigackly]

Fuck the loan, it's a crime that he's not on the bench for our matches.

 

Especially since Benitez was the most vocal advocate of switching to seven subs like Spain, so teams could have some kids on the bench ...

[PaulMcC]

Fuck the loan, it's a crime that he's not on the bench for our matches.

 

We're sticking like four defenders on the bench right now. What the fuck is that shit about?

 

I don't think he's good enough to be in the sqaud yet. That's from watching all the reserves games this season.

 

A loan will help him develop.

[Unrighteous]

I don't think he's good enough to be in the sqaud yet. That's from watching all the reserves games this season.

 

A loan will help him develop.

 

... It doesn't matter, Paul. If we have FOUR defenders, and a GK, on the bench, what happens if we have to make several attacking subs?

[PaulMcC]

... It doesn't matter, Paul. If we have FOUR defenders, and a GK, on the bench, what happens if we have to make several attacking subs?

 

It doesn't matter that i don't think he's good enough and that's why i'd send him out on loan?

[BolshieBastard]

Fuck the loan, it's a crime that he's not on the bench for our matches.

 

We're sticking like four defenders on the bench right now. What the fuck is that shit about?

 

Correct. At the arsenal game 4 of our outfield subs were defenders. Just shows Benitez's bias towards defence.

[Liquid football]

Good stuff!

[Woo]

Very good news.

 

Hopefully we see Pepe, Carra and Mascher signing new deals at some point this season aswell.

[PaulMcC]

So people re advocating just putting any forward on thebench regardless of his quality?

 

Kuyt is far better than Eccleston btw.

[Lucky Pierre]

Hopefully he'll be on the bench tonight.

[aws]

So people re advocating just putting any forward on thebench regardless of his quality?

 

Kuyt is far better than Eccleston btw.

 

Eccleston would walk into the dutch national side, don'tcha know?

[Unrighteous]

So people re advocating just putting any forward on thebench regardless of his quality?

 

Kuyt is far better than Eccleston btw.

 

It's not about that, really. He may not be ready, but him getting five or six minutes at the end of the match is better than having another defender sat on the bench and only making two substitutions.

[aws]

Very good news.

 

Hopefully we see Pepe, Carra and Mascher signing new deals at some point this season aswell.

 

Hopefully - if we can sell some other players to afford it...

[aws]

It's not about that, really. He may not be ready, but him getting five or six minutes at the end of the match is better than having another defender sat on the bench and only making two substitutions.

 

What he needs is regular, competitive match-time not piles from sitting on the bench. The reserves league is a complete joke of a competition so he won't learn enough there. . Unless a youngster is good enough to force his way into being a serious proposition as a starter he should be sent off on loan to learn the game before he stagnates.

[Unrighteous]

What he needs is regular, competitive match-time not piles from sitting on the bench. The reserves league is a complete joke of a competition so he won't learn enough there. . Unless a youngster is good enough to force his way into being a serious proposition as a starter he should be sent off on loan to learn the game before he stagnates.

 

I'd rather we have him on the bench than an extra defender. However, I'm ok with youngsters going out on loan.

 

My gripe is that we're sticking four defenders, and a goalkeeper on the bench.

[aws]

I'd rather we have him on the bench than an extra defender. However, I'm ok with youngsters going out on loan.

 

My gripe is that we're sticking four defenders, and a goalkeeper on the bench.

 

But wasn't one of the four Dossena? Who is currently looking our best available replacement at LM?

[Unrighteous]

But wasn't one of the four Dossena? Who is currently looking our best available replacement at LM?

 

But didn't Degen end up on the left?

[jackofdk]

It's not about that, really. He may not be ready, but him getting five or six minutes at the end of the match is better than having another defender sat on the bench and only making two substitutions.

 

Agreed. It's not fucking ice hockey, we can't put on a new defense if the first one isn't working anyway.

 

2 defenders should be more than enough on the bench.

[aws]

But didn't Degen end up on the left?

 

I think he just drifted over there for a short spell after we pushed forward after a corner.

[Robbiec]

But didn't Degen end up on the left?

 

Not on Sunday he didn't,unless you watched the match in a mirror it would look like he was running down the left.8)

[Chinandeler Bong]

Great fuckin news , and yeh get him out on loan asap.

[Original202]

Eccleston on the bench? No thanks, it's more important to have 5 left backs on there.